Snowbirds and Birthday Mail!

 Hullo! It's me! I got some mail and I wanted to show you...

Oh... this jersey? Yes, actually, it is new!!!

It's a legit Vancouver Canucks jersey!

Isn't it cool!!!

It's a tad big but you know hockey jerseys.. they tend to be big. I love it!

Anyhow... two things today... I got some bearthday mail!!

This one is from Little Fox!

I can say that this past year has been full of hiking, salmon, honey and crab!!!

A pretty darn good year! Hoping next year shapes up that way too! Thanks LF & Co!

Alright... on to the next thing... A few months ago, the Snowbirds were in town... not Canadian retireees... the actual Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds!  We could see them from the house!!

It's hard to concentrate when you can hear jets zooming overhead!!

I can't say we had the best view...

Er... somewhere in there...

There they are!!!

There's two of them!

Ooohhh...

Um... that would have been not bad except for the telephone pole!

Hmmm... my human can't aim very

Sigh...

Oooohhhh!!!

Rose was here as well... I think that last pic is from her camera! Anyhow... they were doing another show the next day... so we decided to brave the crowds (and the traffic) and go watch them from the harbour front, which is the centre of the action... stay tuned!! The photos are way better (and videos too!)...

P.S. Yes, we were just in London but you'll have to wait a few weeks for those blogs. We are trying to clear the backlog from the summer adventures still!

It Was My Bearthday!

 Hullo! It was my bearthday yesterday!! It was a pretty good day, all things considered...

I got some cold-smoked salmon on a platter (plate)... YUM!!!!

No little bear is ever going to say "no" to salmon!

And then, after the salmon... it was time for dessert! Which was an ice cream bar...

But not just any ice cream bar...

This is Chapman's pistachio ice cream with dark chocolate.... Gramma introduced us to them and they are seriously YUMMY!!!

And again... no little bear is going to say "no" to ice cream... Oh, and the box that these come in has 8 bars in total... anyone else interested in trying one?

Act not... because they are going fast!

Oh... and there was a campfire in the backyard but... I didn't get a picture out there with me cause it s started raining...

And then it was time to crack open a cold drink and...

Watch the CFL Western Conference Final!!! Between Saskatchewan and Winnipeg... We had been rooting for the BC Lions but they did not make it. sigh...

We don't prefer either SK or Wpg...

But given the score (SK 16 - Wpg 38)... we think Winnipeg will win!

The Eastern Conference Final happened earlier and Toronto squeaked by... so it'll be Winnipeg against Toronto in a week or two. For that one... we will definitely root for Winnipeg!!! West needs to beat the pants off East!

Oh... and I got some bearthday greetings too!!! An online card from Ajdin!! Thanks buddy!!

All-in-all, a pretty relaxed bearthday (burp). Is it time for sekrebeary evaluations??

Beary Belated Bearthday Mail!

Hullo! Guess what? Yep... I went and donated blood today!

I got a sticker to!! 

You know... blood donors are legit Heros? Yes, we are... like Superman ain't got nuthin' on us!

And, of course, I am type B blood type (B for bear you know)...

And I received some mail (this post is from early Feb)... It is from Beanie Mouse... and the front says... "Surface Mail"...

Which might explain this... It was mailed September 26, 2023! That is just over 4 months!

Now that is a long time! It must have come via sail boat and then dog sled and then snails...

Ooh, a cool Harry Potter card!

"Hope this reaches you in time for your birthday"...

Um. Well, normally Surface Mail takes 5-6 weeks so normally it would have arrived in time for my birthday on 9 November but... obviously... the snails were on strike or something.

Ooooohhhh... A Sherlock Escape Book!!!

It's a mystery and you can't move on to the next clue until you solve the previous one. Wow!

Thanks Beanie!!! That is beary cool. Looking forward to solving this!

Now... I think I'm feeling faint... this little bear needs chocolate! It helps to have chocolate after blood donation you know...